Faith Hunter
A native of Louisiana, Faith Hunter spent her early years on the bayous and rivers,
learning survival skills and the womanly arts. She liked horses, dogs, fishing and crabbing
much better than girly skills. She still does. In grade school, she fell in love with fantasy
and science fiction, reading five books a week and wishing she could "write that great stuff." Faith
now shares her life with her Renaissance Man and their dogs in a Enclave of their own.

Faith Hunter returns with a bang with Black Arts, the seventh book in her Jane Yellowrock series. This novel has the same
level of plot complexity and character depth as Skinwalker, the first in this fabulous series, which is still my personal
favorite. Jane is still distraught over the loss of her longtime friendship with Molly Trueblood and hasn't spoken to her since
she killed Molly's sister in an earlier book. So it's a bit of a shock when Molly's husband, Evan Trueblood, shows up at her New
Orleans home in search of his wife. Evan says Molly left their home in search of Jane to make things right. But Jane suspects
something more sinister is afoot when more things start to go wrong. Two of Katie's girls vanish after a party, and blood slaves
begin to get mysteriously sick. Jane and her two partners, Eli and his younger brother, Alex, are trying to put the pieces
together, and this investigation will pit her against some of the most powerful forces she's ever faced.

Hunter shows a tremendous flair for intrigue in this tale with strong action scenes and many twists to relationships readers
might have thought were previously understood. Without giving away spoilers, Hunter fans will be in for a lot of surprises: some of
them good and some of them heartbreaking. We tag along as Jane learns more about herself and those around her. Sometimes it
becomes difficult to know friend from foe. But Jane also comes more to terms with her childhood which leads her to better
understand and accept her "warrior" side. We also see further into Leo's personality than we have before. There are other changes
in the master vampire's household that prove intriguing. It will be interesting to see how things play out in the future.

Hunter's mastery for writing suspense-filled chapters that keep the reader on pins and needles turning pages shines
through. She manages to juggle multiple storylines, letting them touch just enough to give hints of what's to follow until the
story reaches its breathtaking conclusion.

Katherine Petersen started reading as a young child and hasn't stopped. She still
thinks she can read all the books she wants, but might, at some point, realize the
impossibility of this mission. While she enjoys other genres, she thrives on
fantasy, science fiction and mysteries.